Minutes for March Board Meeting
March 4, 2012
Attendees
Bill Collins
Bob Palazzo
Byron Frank
Chris Caccamo
Chuck Welsh
Corey Wuller
Dan Stepeck
Dave Conrad
Doug Caneday
Jake Battiston
John Calcavecchia
Ken Brickner
Kevin Quigley
Kirt Rasmussen
Larry Green
Mark Benham
Mark Plickys
Matt Guglielmo
Michael Mihalek
Michael Malario
Mike Dunst
Mike Gulino
Paul Ficks
Rico Chiarillo
Russ Arnold
Tom Engle
Tony Sardilli
1) Meeting called to order at 7:06 pm
2) Motion made to accept February, 2012 meeting minutes. Motion seconded and accepted.
3) Matt Guglielmo, Treasurer, presented the February, 2012 month-end statement. Income from the month included registration fees ($5,305), merchandise ($235) and sponsorship ($500). $3,000 of registration fees still need to be collected. A refund of $1,162 was paid to us by the Plainville LL for 2011 softball all star uniforms. Expenses included merchandise ($497), Paypal / bank service fees ($122), and tryout committee ($301).
4) Safety plan will be submitted to District in early March. Safety Clinic will be held the same night as Coach’s Clinic.
5) Fields & Facilities has a general budget of $9,350 for this year which
a) Turfus: $4,000
b) Field Equipment: $1,500
c) General Repair: $1,000
d) Dumpster: $900
e) Batting Cages: $875
f) Port o Let: $600
g) Gates: $475
The capital improvements are estimated at $12,900 ($10,000 for fencing; $1,500 for picnic tables, $700 for Grouten backstop and $700 for spotlights).
6) Spring Program – still need volunteers
7) 12 Year Old Spotlight – Russ Arnold will lead committee
8) Umpiring / Rules
a) Drop 3rd Strike will be used during District Tournaments, American League needs to decide if rule is used for regular season.
b) All bats will be checked and stickered during April.
9) Fundraising – application needs to submitted for raffle
10) Managers have been picked for all leagues and list to be sent out.
11) Tryout sessions ran very smoothly this year. Great work by the committee.
12) American League draft will be held on March 15th. National League and AAA drafts will be held the weekend of March 17th/18th.
13) Clean Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 31 (Rain Date April 7th).
14) Concession Stand – still need a solution for the 2012 season
15) Conversation on joining the Little League structure for Junior/Senior/Big Leagues.
16) Need to clean up the advisory board on the website
17) The Next FYBL Meeting: Sun., April 1 @ 7 pm
18) Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm